Ānandavallī
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Ānandavallī is a section of the Taittirīya Upanishad that expounds on the nature of bliss and the layered structure of the self (ātman) through the doctrine of the five sheaths (pañca kośa).
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
ⓘ
Upanishadic text section ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
knowledge of ātman
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liberation (mokṣa) through knowledge ⓘ |
| alternateName | Ānanda-vallī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Brahman as sat-cit-ānanda ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
contemplation on the five sheaths
ⓘ
meditation on Brahman as bliss ⓘ |
| associatedWithVeda | Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of a principal Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
analysis of ātman
ⓘ
nature of bliss (ānanda) ⓘ relationship between self and Brahman ⓘ |
| describes |
annamaya kośa
ⓘ
manomaya kośa ⓘ prāṇamaya kośa ⓘ vijñānamaya kośa ⓘ ānandamaya kośa ⓘ |
| expoundsDoctrine |
doctrine of the five sheaths
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pañca kośa ⓘ theory of the layered self ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
progressive interiorization of self-identity
ⓘ
realization of Brahman as bliss ⓘ |
| genre | Upaniṣad prose and verse ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Madhvācārya (through Taittirīya Upaniṣad commentaries)
ⓘ
Rāmānuja (through Taittirīya Upaniṣad commentaries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Śaṅkarācārya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasScriptureTradition | Vedic ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Hindu psychology of the person
ⓘ
later Vedāntic discussions of the self ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | second chapter of Taittirīya Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taittirīya Upaniṣad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taittirīya Āraṇyaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentsConcept |
Brahman as ultimate source of bliss
ⓘ
hierarchy of sheaths from gross to subtle ⓘ inner-most self as bliss sheath ⓘ self as consisting of five sheaths ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Advaita Vedānta
NERFINISHED
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Dvaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches | gradational analysis of happiness and bliss ⓘ |
| teachesMethod | negation of identification with outer sheaths ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral tradition before being written ⓘ |
| usesConcept | ānanda-mīmāṃsā (inquiry into bliss) ⓘ |
| usesStructure | successive enlargement of happiness in higher levels of being ⓘ |
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